Scuba Diving in San Andres Island, a great Caribbean Place

San Andres Island and Providencia, receive visitors wanting superb diving in crystal clear water, warm, white sandy beaches, exciting nightlife, colorful culture, a choice of full-amenity accommodations, relaxation and duty-free shopping head to San Andrés in the Caribbean. Thanks to a vivid and multi-ethnic history, San Andrés offers a varied cultural experience, from the cuisine of the islands to the languages spoken. Spanish is the official language but people also speak English to the background of salsa and reggae.

The history of San Andres and Providence is marked by pirate tales and conquest, their first inhabitants (English puritans) arrived around the year 1627 and 1629, their mission was to look for new horizons, when they disembarked in San Andres they found a fertile territory with an excellent climate. The first group came from the Barbados Islands and right after that directly from England to install at the Old Providence Island, also a many people came from Gales and some from Holland. San Andres was colonized first, but the center of the activities were in the island of Providence because of the mountain topography there was a resource for fresh water and the defense.
In 1633 arrived the first slaves to the Archipelago, brought to exploit coloring wood, The Old Providence for its location was converted in an important center of slaves traffic, That is why the piracy and contraband activities were growing.
Some of the slaves stayed in San Andres because neither to Spain or England this island was important; converting it in a paradise with natural fountains of fresh and crystalline water, a secret of the habitants for many years.San Andres, Providence and Santa Catalina have one of the longest coral reefs of the world, with variety of fishes and colored corals.

Diving is one of the preferred sports, with natural contrast, we have the possibility to find different scenarios for the practice of this sport, like caves, walls, cliffs, and sunken ships for those who love adventure. All the places are very near, only a few minutes from the coast you will find a lot of bio-diversity, there is also a possibility to dive from the edge without going too far.
The lovers of this sport will find in the Island excellent diving centers, they can locate you at the hotel you are staying, some of them have the backup from PADI, NAUI, CMAS, SSI and others. Their staff include professionals divers with a lot of experience, that will guide you and teach you this sport that can be practiced by all your family (kids must have 8 years or over).

Temperature: The temperature of the water is 27 to 29 degrees Celsius most of the year, that’s why you need to use a special suit.

Visibility: There is a great visibility most of the year.

Variety: We have lots of fragile and vulnerable corals like “Cuerno de Venado”, “Cuervo de Arce”, “Coral Columna”, Brain coral, “Coral Látigo”, star coral, fan coral, finger coral, “Coral Pluma”, “Coral Fuego” and others  and a lot of species from the caribbean like butterfly fish, Barracudas, Agujetas, stripes, parrots, snapper, grouper, dolphins, sharks and more.

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